The Flash

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 1990
Season #: 1, 1
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36
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  1. jaymz1970
    Feb 19, 2015
    10
    I thought this show was pretty good, then they added FIRESTORM and it blew up!
    this show kicks butt, when firestorm is on it.
    so its a average show, except that firestorm boosts it from 6/10 to 8/10.
    did I mention firestorm.....?
  2. Mistahj666
    Dec 29, 2017
    9
    The Flash gives us a new taste of what entertainment and it's difference with arrow makes it very special as this show was lighter and funnier. Still like arrow better, but this is great
  3. zachskrts
    Oct 18, 2018
    7
    I was surprised I enjoyed this show. The acting is above average and the effects actually aren't terrible. I enjoyed most of the episodes. Some of them went really slow, but most of them were nice time killers. It may not be as great as the current show, but it is still a great thing to watch if you are dying to get more flash.

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    Jun 10, 2015
    80
    Despite the origins, the situations and dialogue are less infantile than a lot of shows that aren't based on comic strips, and the hero is given enough complexity that adults can conceivably be as engaged in his shenanigans as kids. [20 Sept 1990, p.D1]
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 10, 2015
    90
    The Flash is comic-book heroism perfectly scaled for TV. [20 Sept 1990, p.1D]
  3. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Greg Dawson
    Jun 10, 2015
    80
    The Flash has a wry, self-mocking sense of humor, too. "I think you've been reading too many comic books," Barry says at one point. [20 Sept 1990, p.E1]
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